Babar Azam breaks MS Dhoni
Pakistan bid farewell to T20 World Cup 2024 with victory. In the match played on Sunday, Pakistan defeated Ireland by three wickets. Apart from Shaheen Shah Afridi and Imad Wasim, captain Babar Azam, who played an unbeaten knock of 32, also played a major role in Pakistan’s victory. Babar Azam has made a big record with this innings.
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Babar Azam scored 32 runs against Ireland, making him the highest run-scorer as a captain in the T20 World Cup.
Babar Azam broke Dhoni’s record
Babar Azam has scored 549 runs as captain in T20 World Cup. He has scored these runs in just 17 innings. Dhoni previously held the record for most runs as a captain, scoring 529 runs in 29 innings.
Most run-scorers as captain in T20 World Cup
• 549 – Babar Azam (17 innings)*
• 529 – MS Dhoni (29 innings)
• 527 – Kane Williamson (19 innings)
• 360 – M Jayawardene (11 innings)
• 352 – Graeme Smith (16 innings)
Pakistan defeated Ireland by three wickets in the T20 World Cup match on the strength of captain Babar Azam (32 runs not out) after some dangerous bowling by Shaheen Shah Afridi (three wickets) and Imad Wasim (three wickets).
Babar Azam breaks MS Dhoni’s T20 World Cup record as captain in just 17 innings but Kane Williamson may surpass him within 24 hours#PAKvsIRE #T20WorldCup2024 https://t.co/AG4Zi05Csp
— Sports Tak (@sports_tak) June 17, 2024
Pakistan restricted Ireland to 106 runs and achieved this target in 18.5 overs. Shaheen Shah Afridi was awarded the man of the match title. Afridi took three wickets and scored an unbeaten 13 off five balls.
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